Compact



'April 26, 1949. J, BESEKE 2,468,161

COMPACT .Filed oct. 5, 1946 Patented Apr. 26, 1949 UNITED STATES PATENTOFFICE COMPACT Johanna Beseke, Minneapolis, Minn.

Application October 5, 1946, Serial No. 701,540

i Claims. 1

This invention relates to a compact and particularly to a structure ofcompact including a mirror and an illuminating means. Girls and womennow wish frequently to examine and refresh their makeup. It is oftendesirable to do this in the dark or where there is a very poor light.Ladies restrooms and retiring rooms are often very poorly lighted. It isdesirable therefore to have a compact with a mirror and means forilluminating the same and the face of the user.

It is an object of this invention therefore to provide a compact adaptedto contain a battery and a lamp bulb illuminated thereby, together witha mirror, said lamp bulb being positioned in respect to said mirror togive convenient and efficient illumination.

It is a further object of the invention to provide a compact comprisinga comparatively shallow casing, a battery, preferably of the dry type,disposed in one end of said casing, the same having a lamp socket at oneend with a lamp bulb tting therein and extending upwardly therefrom,together with a mirror disposed adjacent said lamp bulb, said bulbprojecting above the surface of said mirror.

It is more specifically an object of the invention to provide a compactcomprising a comparatively shallow casing preferably of substantiallyrectangular form in plan, a flashlight battery disposed in one end ofsaid casing having a lamp socket at its inner end, a lamp bulb disposedin said socket and extending upwardly therefrom, a movable plate ofapproximately the same area as said casing, said plate being positionedwith one end portion disposed over Said battery, a mirror carried 'bysaid end portion having its reflecting surface directed upwardly, saidsurface being somewhat below said lamp bulb, said mirror being disposedbetween said bulb and one end of said casing, said plate at its otherend portion being provided with chambers, one of which is adapted toreceive rouge and a rouge puff or pad and the other of which is adaptedto receive a lipstick, coin or other article-receiving chambers beingformed beneath said plate. The cover of said casing can convenientlycontain powder and a powder puff.

These and other objects and advantages of the invention will be fullyset forth in the following description made in connection with theaccompanying drawings in which like reference characters refer tosimilar parts throughout the several views and in which:

Fig. l is a perspective View of the compact with the lid raised;

Fig. 2 is a perspective View of the compact in closed position;

Fig. 3 is a plan view with the lid raised, as in Fig. l; some partsbeing broken away;

Fig. l is a View in front elevation with the lid closed, some partsbeing broken away and others shown in vertical section;

Fig. 5 is a vertical section taken on line 5-5 of Fig. 4;

6 is a vertical section taken on line 6-6 of Fig. 3;

Fig. 7 is a vertical section taken on line 'l-l of Fig. 3, said sectionsbeing taken as indicated by the arrows.

Referring to the drawing, a compact is shown comprising a casing Ill.While this casing could be variously formed, in the embodiment of theinvention illustrated it is shown as substantially rectangular in planwith somewhat rounded corners and substantially rectangular intransverse and longitudinal cross section. Casing Il] is provided with alid or cover Il preferably hinged to said casing at one end by hingesl2, said cover Il preferably having a depending flange l Ea adapted to taround the top of casing Hl. Flange lla will preferably be bentoutwardly slightly at one side, as shown at lib, to form a iinger-holdfor raising cover Il and a closing clasp or catch of some type (notshown) may be provided. A battery casing i3 is provided adapted tocontatin one or more dry battei-y cells Ita of the iiashlight type.Casing i3 is disposed in casing Hl preferably with its bottom engagingone end of casing lll and disposed substantially centrally of saidcasing transversely thereof, and between partitions Hic secured to thebottom of casing lll. A spring i6 of plate form is secured to onepartition lc and engages casing i3 to hold it in place. Battery casingi3 will be provided with a lamp socket |3c adapted to receive a lampbulb I4 which projects upwardly from socket |30. Battery casing i3 willbe provided with a suitable switch i312 preferably of the common slidingtype for opening and closing the circuit for lamp bulb l'4. A plate l5is provided which will be movable relatively to casing I il, and whilesaid plate could be variously arranged, preferably it is adapted to t inand be pressed into casing I0 and be frictionally held therein. Plate l5carries at one end a mirror I8 having its reflecting surface directedupwardly, said mirror thus being at the top of plate l5, Mirror i8 isdisposed at one end portion of plate I5 and in the embodiment of theinvention illustrated extends over substantially half of said plate.Plate I5 is provided with an opening through which lamp bulb I4projects. Mirror I8 is thus disposed between lamp bulb I4 and one end ofcasing I0 and lamp bulb I4 is disposed well above the surface of mirrorI8. Plate I5, which is substantially of the same area as the inside ofcasing I', has a depression |5a formed therein :forming a .shallowchamber :adaptedto contain rouge and a-rouge puff orapplying pad 20.Depression I5a and the chamber therein are shown as circular in plan androuge puff 2B .substantially ts in said chamber thus holding the powdertherein. A plate I1 covers depression A I5a and is hinged to plate I5andhas la lingerhold Ila for lifting the same. Plate: I5 is valsoprovided adjacent one side with a depression I5b forming a trough-shapedchamber adapted-to receive a lipstick 2l. Preferably partitions Illaextend partially` across .casing I0 in substantial alignment with theinner end of battery casing I3. Chambers Ilb are thus formed at eitherside of casing i3 and these will be covered by plate I 5. Plate l5 willpreferably have a portion I5c at one end bent upwardly somewhat to forma ringer-hold for raising said. plate. There will also beachamberl'd'beneath plate l5 atone side of partitions Ia and fatrone`side of depression i512. Chamber Izd may be used to hold coins or otherarticles as may also the chambers IUD. Cover II ymay have a portion IIebent upwardly slightly if necessary to accommodate lamp bulb M andtheouter sideof -said cover could be provided withsome `ornament .23 Atof obscure said portion llc. Cover II will preferably have a lining-sheet25 of thin ,paperyor fabric and powder 25 will be carried in said lid. Ane screen or porous fabric iZ'I-,overlies powder 2t, they Same having arim 21a extendingthereabout adaptedto t in cover ll. A powder puff `28of usualform overlies the member 21 and is supplied with powder passingthrough .member A2T.

In operation kthecempact will be carried in closed condition as .showninF-ig. 2. -When the user desires to refresh her makeup, cover E! willberaised, .as-shown in Fig. 1and switch i317 will be moved to illuminatebulb I4. The compact can now be held in position with mirroriSsubstantially vertical and the face ofthe user canbe brought close tothe'mirror and said face and mirror will be effectively illuminated bybulbl I4. This illumination isgreatlyincreased in efficiency by havingthe bulb I4 disposed-above the surface of mirror i3. The user canvusethe'lipstick A2l,

the rouge pui 20 and-powder'puff 28, and when the makeup operationiscompleted, switch I3b will be moved to'extinguish lamp bulb I4 and coverII can then be closed. vPlate I5 can ybe easily raised by flngerfhold15e. yAccess is thus given to the chambers Illb,lc and Id, and accessV,is also given to battery casing. I3 .should it be :desired to renewthe dry cells I3a.

'From the above description it vwill be` seen that I have provided asimple and eflicient `structure of compact Comprising illuminating meansfor a mirror and one which can be very conveniently used for refreshingamakeup where there is little or no light. The compact can ,be carriedjust the same as any ordinary compactandzthe same will be finished inapleasing manner. It will be apparent that the device wl have a highVdegree of utility for .the purpose intended.

It will of course .beunderstood that .various changes may bemade in the;form,details, ar-

rangement; and proportions of the parts, without departing from thescope of applicants invention, which generally stated, consists in astructure of compact capable of carrying out the objects above setforth, in the parts and combinations of parts disclosed and dened in theappended claims.

What is claimed is:

l. A compact comprising a casing of comparatively shallowy depth, abattery disposed in one end of said casing having a lamp socket at itsinner end, a lamp bulb fitting in said socket and ex- =`tending upwardlytherefrom, a plate movable .relatively to said casing and constructedand arranged to be positioned over said battery and substantiallyparallel to the bottom of` said casing, said `plate having an openingtherethrough through which said lamp bulb projects when said plate is sopositioned, a mirror carried by said plate having its reflecting surfaceat the upper sidethereof, said bulb extending upwardly to a point abovethe .surface of said mirror and being disposed substantially centrallytransversely of said mirror, and a cover for said casing.

2. A compact comprising a casing having a chamber therein ofshallowdepth, a batteryin one end of said vchamberhaving a lamp socket at itsinner end, a lamp bulb tting in saidsocket and extending upwardlytherefrom, -a plate of substantially the same area .as-said casingmovable relatively to said casing and adapted to vbe disposed inhorizontal position over said battery, said plate having a holetherethrough through which said lamp bulb projects, a mirror carriedbythe endportion of vsaidplate extending over said battery, the samehaving its reflecting surface at its upper side and being disposedbetween said bulb and one end of saidicasing, said lamp bulb extendingupwardly above the .said surface of said mirror, said plate having aslot therein at one side of said mirror, aswitch for said lamp movablein said slot and a cover for said casing adapted to contain powder.

.3. A compact comprising a casing .having .a chamber therein ofshallowdepth, a battery in one end of said chamber having a lamp socketat one end, a lamp bulb fitting in said socket-andextending upwardlytherefrom, a plate of substantially the same area vas said casingmovable relatively to said casing and adapted to be disposed inhorizontal position over said battery, said plate having a hole.therethrough through which said lamp bulb projects, a mirror carried bythe end portion of said plate extending over said battery, the samehaving its reflecting surface at its upper side and below saidlamp bulb,,said plate at its other end portion having a depression therein at oneside forming a chamber for rouge and a rouge puff and having a chamberadjacent said last mentioned chamber adapted to receive a lipstick and acover plate for said depression.

4. A compact comprising a casing of shallow depth, a battery disposed atone end of said casing having its top surface below the top of saidcasing and having a lamp bulb at one end, said bulbprojecting upwardly,a partition extending across said casing at the inner end of saidbattery, partitions atthe sides of said battery whereby chambers areformed at either side of said battery, -a plate movable relatively tosaid casing and adapted to be positioned over said batterysubstantiallyparallel tothe bottom of said casing, said plate having anopening: therethroughV through whichisaid lampbulb extends, a mirrorcarried by said plate having its reflecting surface-*disposed 5 6upwardly, said mirror being disposed over said battery, said platehaving a slot therein adjacent REFERENCES CITED said mirror, a switchfor said lamp movable in The following references are of record in thesaid slot, said plate having chambers formed le of this patent: therein.at its other end portion adapted to receive 5 FOREIGN PATENTSrespectively rouge and a rouge puff and a lipstick respectively, achamber being formed beneath Number Country Date said last mentioned endportion of said plate and 400,216 Great Britain Oct. 6, 1933 the bottomof said casing and a cover for said casing. 10

J OHANNA BESEKE.

